Neuroradiology: Page 53

MGH scientists identify PET tracer for Alzheimer's

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) scientists have developed a molecular imaging radiotracer that identifies Alzheimer's disease-related gamma-secretase in rodents and macaques that has translational potential for humans.

September 17, 2020

Imaging Biometrics wins USC installation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization software firm Imaging Biometrics has installed its IB Clinic software for brain tumor imaging at the University of Southern California (USC)'s Keck Medical Center in Los Angeles.

September 17, 2020

RapidAI secures $25M in funding

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer RapidAI has secured $25 million in funding, which it plans to use to support further development of its AI software for cerebrovascular imaging around the world.

September 16, 2020

PET helps diagnose treatable form of dementia

By Kate Madden Yee

PET imaging could be a useful tool for diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, a form of dementia that can be treated surgically, according to a literature review published September 7 in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

September 15, 2020

NIH to fund PET imaging for Latino Alzheimer's study

By Theresa Pablos

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has provided additional funding for researchers to use PET imaging to study Alzheimer's disease among Mexican Americans. The funds add amyloid and tau PET imaging to the ongoing Health and Aging Brain Among Latino Elders study.

September 13, 2020

FET-PET offers more info on treatment of brain metastases

By Wayne Forrest

Using PET with the radiolabeled amino acid F-18 fluoroethyl tyrosine (F-18 FET) can significantly help determine the efficacy of radiotherapy in certain cancer patients who develop brain metastases, according to a study published online September 4 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 13, 2020

CT scan helps solve another Cuban mystery case

By Theresa Pablos

CT helped solve the case of a tourist who developed neurological impairment after a trip to Cuba, according to a September 8 report published in JAMA Neurology. The tourist's symptoms were remarkably similar to those of U.S. and Canadian diplomats who were suspected of being victims of a "sonic weapon" in 2016.

September 7, 2020

Portable MRI is feasible for ICU neuroimaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Use of a portable low-field MRI scanner is feasible for neuroimaging patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a study published September 8 in JAMA Neurology. The research results suggest that there could be a way to make neuroimaging more accessible for critically ill patients.

September 7, 2020

SyntheticMR software receives approval in Japan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

SyntheticMR has received regulatory approval in Japan to sell its SyMRI quantitative imaging software in the country.

September 4, 2020

CMS approves payments for Viz.ai software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved a reimbursement structure to pay for the use of an artificial intelligence (AI) application from software developer Viz.ai to analyze stroke images.

September 2, 2020

Dual-phase technique improves PET/CT brain tumor imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Using a dual-phase technique with F-18 FDG PET/CT -- that is, performing the exam at two time points after FDG administration -- improves the modality's lesion detection and diagnostic accuracy in malignant brain tumors, according to a study published August 25 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 2, 2020

Philips unveils new version of Azurion

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has introduced the next generation of its Azurion image-guided therapy platform.

August 31, 2020

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